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Representational vs. Non-Representational Expression in Art. Representational Art. You can tell what it is There is an identifiable subject, object or person Can be abstract or realistic Abstract = you can tell what the object is, but it has been distorted in some way.
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Representational Art • You can tell what it is • There is an identifiable subject, object or person • Can be abstract or realistic • Abstract = you can tell what the object is, but it has been distorted in some way
Representational Art Vermeer Picasso
Non-Representational Art • Using the Elements of Art (color, line, value, texture, shape, space, form) and the Principles of Design (emphasis, balance, movement, variety, rhythm, unity, harmony, proportion) to create an artwork • Usually expresses a feeling or an emotion rather than an object or thing • You cannot specifically tell what it is • It is NOT a person, animal, place or thing
Non-Representational Art Mondrian Owens
Peek into the Non-Representational classroom… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNl2lP7r6k
What is Abstract Art?? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kdzGAjG26s
Check Out These Artists: • Kandinsky http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Us-UupN7wHI&NR=1 • Paul Klee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsqOqiEhNMM&feature=related • Pollock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3glUYHa3Q&feature=related
Now you try! • Look at the following pictures. • Decide if they are • Representational • Abstracted • Non-Representational
Your Projects • You will get to express your own personality in two ways: representationally and non-representationally. See Mrs. Richards for your next projects!